The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-27

cars, WHICH De retuTned
river loaded with other freight. will be hauled
free of charge. Cylinder tank cars will be
charged at the rate of cents per mile.
Articles of association were yesterday filed at
Springfield. ILL.,, for the Atchison. Topeka q
Santa Fe Railroad Company. The principal Of
fee is to be established in Chicago and the
amount of the capital stock is to be ten m.iions.
The ncorporators George W. McCreery. OF
Kansas City, Mo-, Albert Robinson, OF Topeka.
Kan. Emmons Blaine Benjamin L. Lewis and
Frederick I. Gay of Chicago
Composition for second class business east from
San Francisco is leading to unheard OF things
j. H Woodland, who represents the Wabash on
the Pacific coast. 10 offering to carry passengers
over the Central Pacific the Union Pacific and
| the Wabash to St Louis Chicago and New York
and allow them free mattresses and curtains
From Kansas City to Wabash points he offers to
give free reclining chair cars 1t is expected the
next will be to give passengers by this
route free meals
With the completion Of its Chicago branch the
Santa Fe will occupy the same position in the
Southwest. or between Southwestern Missouri
river points and Chicago, as the Burlington e.
Northwestern does between Chicago and Mime
apolis When its line to Chicago is completed it
no doubt means to make such through rates. not
only from the far West. but from Kansas City
and Atchison, will force the existing roads be-
tween Chicago aud southwestern Missouri river
points TO lower their rates materially
The Cleveland Leader says The Attorney
general of Ohio is preparing suit that will be
OF great interest to railroad people The papers
to be filed in the Supreme Court to-day
tomorrow. 1t is in quo warranto, and styled
THE State of Ohio ex rel. Attorney general
Kohler vs.. Theopholis P. Brown ct al. of Lucas
county, and Judge Stevenson Burke. OF Cleve-
land" The parties are interested In the Toledo.
Columbus e. Southern Railroad Company, and
the pleadings charge fraud in connection there
with In substance it is alleged that it is only
a railroad paper and il ID sought to make
these gentlemen show up the property and value
thereof
The Coifax Monument and the Daughters.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
We are so fortunate to number among
friends one whose gallantry should place his
name beside that of .'Ben-Adhem." But this
same gallantry that acquiesces in everything
woman may do, receives severe shocks some
times from the shortcomings of his sex.
We were therefore. not surprised to-day to dis
cover that his fine Of the eternal fitness of
things had been much outraged by the manner
in which the masculine members of the 1. o. 0.
f. had appropriated all the honors in sight at
the recent unwilling of the monument in Uni
versity Park Did you ever see anything like
not lose this opportunity to voice the indignation
that your whole sex must have felt
on that occasion" We meekly replied that
had grown callous to such things but If he
would state his grievance would cheerfully
see to it that the same should be properly aired.
''Well," he said. 81 Odd-fellow myself"
We remarked that very nice people often are.
Not noticing the interruption he continued. land
i, of course, am the inside to certain ex-
tent, and must confess / am thoroughly dis
gusted with the manner in which the unwilling
ceremonies were arranged and carried out. The
credit of collecting the funds for the erection or
this monument was, with much ostentation,
given to the Daughters of Rebekah the order
created by Colfax for women and for which he
wrote the ritual. The unwilling was arranged to
take place while the Daughters and the Grand
Lodge were in session. in order that the greatest
possible number of members might be present to
take part in the ceremonies So far. very we'll
Did you the parade? 1t was success you say.
as
ranks divided and stood with uncovered heads
while 1.-THE grand dgnitaries rolled by in
riages drawn by high stepping. gayly capari-
soned steedsq' We remarked that such had been
our most happy privilege. did you see any Re-
bekahs thus honored2 No indeed. The expense
of carriages for the noble women who had richly
earned their place in the grand parade was
item not for q moment considered by the gal
liant az brothers who arranged the programme.
However, the Daughters were graciously per-
mitted to form little sidewalk procession, and
march from Tomlinson Hall to the park. On
their arrival they found the seats the plat
form pre- empted and they were compelled to
stand in a broing sun during the two hours of
masculine speechifying; o Colfax' Did you
you cannot do the subject justice. The taffy the
speakers ladled out to the tired Daughters
at their feet was refined irony.
take part in the unwilling ceremony.
o yes; Mrs. Taylor, of South Bend, did pull the
string that removed the canvas from the statue
that ALL"
Theirs rot to why,
Theirs but to do and de-"
We softly quoted. Perhaps 'some one had blum
dered." ''Well I'd smile," replied our friend,
land the sooner he knows 1t the better. Give it
20 him strong Stir him up with sharp stick"
and smiled little sleeve when he
added. "but for goodness sake don't mention my
name"
Promising the secrecy of the grave, we turned
our attention to his statement of the After
carefully reading notes, we came to the con-
clusion that it would be presumptuous folly to at
tempt to strengthen his protest byany poor
word of our So give it in his own pun
gent style. and sincerely hope that 1t may cast a
ray of light on the darkened reason of prejudice
and selfishness. SAMANTHA WEST MILLER.
Real Estate Transfers.
Instruments filed for record in the recorders Office